Nile Valley, Egypt · c. 3100 BC – 400 AD

Egyptian mythology

Egyptian religion endured for over three thousand years, longer than almost any other tradition, and its myths were never fixed in a single canon: gods merged, split, and traded roles across dynasties (Ra alone fuses into Ra-Horakhty, Amun-Ra, Atum-Ra). At its heart is a single drama — ma’at, cosmic order, defended nightly against the chaos-serpent Apep — and an elaborate geography of the afterlife through which every soul, royal or common, had to pass judgment.

Region
Nile Valley, Egypt
Era
c. 3100 BC – 400 AD
Language
Old / Middle Egyptian
Chief deity
Ra
Figures
43 entries · 23 gods · 17 goddesses · 1 primordial · 2 monsters
Sources
Pyramid Texts · Book of the Dead · Amduat

The one drama, told a thousand ways

Ma'at

Order, truth, the balance the world is measured against.

Ra · Osiris · Thoth · Horus · Isis

Isfet

Chaos, the uncreated dark that presses in every night.

Apep · Set

Gods & goddesses

41 entries
Depiction of Ra
Chief deity · Egyptian · god

Ra

The sun-god who rose out of the watery abyss, entered heaven each day at the head of his mariners, grew old as sovereign over gods and men, and let his name pass out of his body into Isis.

sun · creation · kingship · order

Depiction of Ament
goddess

Ament

creation

Depiction of Amun
god

Amun

creation · kingship · sun

Depiction of Anubis
god

Anubis

death · underworld · guardianship · protection

A
god

Apis

fertility · underworld · rebirth

Depiction of Aten
god

Aten

sun · creation · kingship

Depiction of Atum
god

Atum

creation · sun · kingship

Depiction of Bastet
goddess

Bastet

protection · fertility · sun

Depiction of Bes
god

Bes

protection · music · war · underworld

Depiction of Geb
god

Geb

creation · agriculture · kingship

Depiction of Hapi
god

Hapi

fertility · agriculture · sea

Depiction of Hathor
goddess

Hathor

love · fertility · sky · war

Depiction of Horus
god

Horus

sky · kingship · war · protection

Depiction of Isis
goddess

Isis

magic · protection · fertility · kingship

Depiction of Khepri
god

Khepri

sun · creation · rebirth

Depiction of Khnemu
god

Khnemu

craft · creation

Depiction of Khonsu
god

Khonsu

moon · healing · protection

Depiction of Ma'at
goddess

Ma'at

justice · order

Depiction of Min
god

Min

fertility · rebirth

M
god

Montu

war · sun

Depiction of Mut
goddess

Mut

creation · kingship · protection

Depiction of Nefertum
god

Nefertum

sun · rebirth

Depiction of Neith
goddess

Neith

creation · war · craft · protection

Depiction of Nekhebet
goddess

Nekhebet

kingship · protection · guardianship

Depiction of Nephthys
goddess

Nephthys

death · protection · magic

Depiction of Nun
primordial

Nun

creation · chaos · sea

Depiction of Nut
goddess

Nut

sky · night · rebirth · protection

Depiction of Osiris
god

Osiris

death · underworld · rebirth · agriculture

Depiction of Ptah
god

Ptah

craft · creation

S
goddess

Satet

fertility · hunting · protection

Depiction of Sekhmet
goddess

Sekhmet

war · chaos · death

Depiction of Serqet
goddess

Serqet

protection · magic · death

Depiction of Seshat
goddess

Seshat

writing · order · kingship

Depiction of Set
god

Set

chaos · storms · war · protection

Depiction of Shu
god

Shu

sky · creation · order

Depiction of Sobek
god

Sobek

rebirth · protection · sun · death

Depiction of Sokar
god

Sokar

death · underworld · darkness · rebirth

Depiction of Taweret
goddess

Taweret

protection · fertility · guardianship · underworld

Depiction of Tefnut
goddess

Tefnut

sky · creation · fertility

Depiction of Thoth
god

Thoth

wisdom · writing · magic · justice

Depiction of Uatchet
goddess

Uatchet

kingship · protection · guardianship

Monsters

2 entries

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